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Acadia National Park

Age of Exploration

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

There are many different ways to look at history ranging from a broad view of major events on a global scale to a small scale looking at specific local events. We start out with the big picture: how, when and why did the Europeans cross the Atlantic to a land that had been inhabited for thousands of years then look at an example of the cultural interface close to home.

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

Ice Age Investigation

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

An independent research activity where students will make observations and understand that many Ice Age animals are similar to animals that still live today.

Ages and Stages: The Life of a Hawaiian Volcano

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will learn about the evolution of a volcanic island from origin to erosion. They will understand that Hawaiian volcanoes have gradually progressed through different stages as they are formed, emerge, and erode back into the sea from which they came.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

See, Touch, and Hear: Preschool-age students

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has special things to see and touch. This field trip will enable preschool-age students to discover special plants and animals by using their senses.

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

Ice Age Mammals of Tule Springs Research Project

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will identify key information about a past species. Students will describe modern relatives of a species found in the fossil record.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Me and My Park

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

A shorter ranger-conducted program for Pre-K. Designed for this age group's attention span. Includes science, a walk, and a fort program with a ranger and age appropriate activities.

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

Pleistocene Food Scene

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will model the flow of energy through Pleistocene (Ice Age) food chains.

Saguaro National Park

How Much Water Can Sunny The Saguaro Drink?

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

How does Sunny the Saguaro's age over the years compare to his height? The objective of this lesson is to help students learn about the relationship between the height of saguaros and their age while utilizing their geometric equations to calculate the volume of Sunny the Saguaro.

Layers of Time

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Guiding Questions: What is stratigraphy? What is the law of superposition? How can archaeologists study stratigraphy to determine the age of archaeological objects? Students will: Explain what stratigraphy is. Describe the law of superposition. Understand how stratigraphy can be used to determine the age of archaeological objects.

Tree Rings

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this lesson students will learn about tree rings and how archaeologists use them to help date sites and artifacts. What are tree rings? How are tree rings used to determine the age of archaeological sites? Students will... ●Understand how trees grow and why growth rings are formed. ●Describe how climate and weather affects the growth of tree rings. ●Explain the age of a tree by its rings. ●Understand how ring patterns can be used to determine the age of archaeological sites.

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Forever Institute

• Type: Field Schools & Institutes
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

Youth and college programs for middle-school through college-age groups are designed to engage the next generation of park stewards.

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Sediment Deposition and River Structures)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

As rivers age and slow they deposit sediment and form sediment structures. How are sediments and sediment structures important to the river ecosystem?

Friendship Hill National Historic Site

Field Trip: Gallatin House Tour for School Groups

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Every age students can participate in guided house tours.The tours cover Gallatin's accomplishments, the Gallatin family and the history of Friendship Hill.

George Washington Carver National Monument

Overcoming Obstacles: George Washington Carver’s Pathway to Education

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

At about 10-12 years of age, George Washington Carver left Diamond, Missouri to pursue an education. This photo was taken around the time he set out on his own.

The Curious Saguaro

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

How can you use an algebraic equation to solve the age of a saguaro? The objective of this lesson is to help students learn about the components of algebraic expression and how they can use that to solve the problem.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Museum Scavenger Hunt (Self-Guided)

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Our museum tells the story of the Atlanta Campaign and the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. The scavenger hunt is a fun, interactive, and educational way for students of all ages to explore our museum either on their own or with light guidance.

Stratigraphy and Superposition in Archeology

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

How do stratigraphy and superposition help archeologists date artifacts? Students will: 1) Learn about the concept of superposition and 2) Apply superposition to understand the relationship between soil strata and the relative age of archeological artifacts.

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Uncovering Beringia: The Lost Continent

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Travel back in time to learn about the animals and landscape of Beringia during the last ice age! Students will join a Park Ranger to explore the role of Beringia and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in the history of human migration into the Americas.

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

Behind the Flat Hat

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Lyndon B. Johnson NHP is an ideal place for students of all ages to learn about careers in the National Park Service. Join us from your home or classroom to learn how you can become a park ranger!

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Where's the Ranger?

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Use teamwork to play a game of 20 questions with the ranger to guess their National Park site. SHHH don’t give it away, the answer is Sleeping Bear Dunes. Great for students of all ages, but a basic knowledge of US geography is helpful.